Yoga Vasistha [sanskrit]

223,437 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Sanskrit edition of the Yoga-vasistha including English translation and grammatical analysis. The Yogavasistha is a Hindu spiritual text written by Valmiki (who also authored the Ramayana) dealing with the philosophical topics from the Advaita-vedanta school. Chronologically it precedes the Ramayana.

Verse 5.9.8

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आदावन्तेऽप्यनन्तोऽहं मध्ये पेलवजीवितः ।
बालश्चित्रेन्दुनेवाहं किं मुधा धृतिमास्थितः ॥ ८ ॥

ādāvante'pyananto'haṃ madhye pelavajīvitaḥ |
bālaścitrendunevāhaṃ kiṃ mudhā dhṛtimāsthitaḥ || 8 ||

I have an immortal soul lasting from before, and to continue even after my present existence, the present life is a destructible One, and yet I am a fool to rely in it, like a boy believing the painted moon as real.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.9.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adau, Ada, Adi, Anta, Anti, Api, Apya, Ananta, Aha, Asmad, Madhye, Madhya, Pelava, Jivita, Bala, Citra, Indu, Iva, Kim, Mudha, Dhritiman, Asthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 5.9.8). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “ādāvante'pyananto'haṃ madhye pelavajīvitaḥ ”
ādāva -
ādau (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āda (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ādi (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ādi (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
ante' -
anta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

anta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

antā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

anti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√ant (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
apya -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

apya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ap (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
ananto' -
ananta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
madhye -
madhye (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

madhya (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

madhya (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

madhyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
pelava -
pelava (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pelava (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
jīvitaḥ -
jīvita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
Line 2: “bālaścitrendunevāhaṃ kiṃ mudhā dhṛtimāsthitaḥ ”
bālaś -
bāla (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
citre -
citra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

citra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

citrā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
indune -
indu (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]
ivā -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
mudhā* -
mudhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dhṛtimā -
dhṛtiman (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

dhṛtiman (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
asthitaḥ -
asthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]